“There will be more in the way of sunshine than Tuesday, so a little bit better, with temperatures hitting highs of around 18-19C, and if you're lucky, 20C.”

But it will be nowhere near as warm as the weather we have seen, according to the forecaster, and will become even cooler by Thursday.

Kevin Pietersen, who played for Surrey Cricket, cools off as he takes to the barbeque

“On Thursday, the wind will shift to a north-easterly direction, and will cool down as we go through the day,” said the spokesman. “It might take until the end of the afternoon to get to Surrey and north-east Hampshire.

“In sunshine, it will feel pleasant enough but in the wind, feeling a little colder.

“Friday will see colder air down to the south coast, and it looks dry with spells of sunshine, but when exposed to wind it will be a little cooler. Temperatures will be 16-17C.

“So we will see some rain in the first half of the week, but as we go towards the end of the week we'll see drier weather with temperatures where they should be for early May.

“We won't be seeing the headline-grabbing temperatures we saw [on Sunday], but the dry weather will return just in time for a fairly decent weekend.”

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He said despite the cooler weather, the sun will still be strong, so people are advised to take the normal summer precautions.